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Shiny objects : why we spend money we don't have in search of happiness we can't buy

Roberts, professor of marketing at Baylor University, studies why Americans believe and behave as if possessions will induce, increase, and enhance happiness. His inquiry provides ample psychological and historical insights as well as self-assessment quizzes on how much we spend and how vulnerable we are to status anxiety

Print Book, English, ©2011
1st ed
HarperOne, New York, ©2011